Nat, yeah, I've been taking mag and cal for yrs. now for PMS and menopause and 'stuff'. Just seems like when the muscles are worked hard and the runnin' commences, well...... The heart starts pumpin' and it doesn't wanna quit at night.

At my 'fittest' I lifted 15# ea. arm for overhead stuff, 25# for stuff like lat. rows, but those are stronger muscles, right? Now, I'm not back up to that. The'guys' in the house have a weight bench and barbell, but I don't use it. I would get a hernia just trying to get their weights off of there. My sons can bench press their own weight, last I checked (like- 220#).
I've always liked dumbbells, they work for me.

I'm 5' 2" and probably can't hope to overhead press more than 20# in ea. arm. Maybe! For leg work, I use ankle weights and do various lifts.


Update-wise, I've been doing basically- weights(mostly) one day, running the next, and pwer yoga next. Repeat all three and take Sunday off.

YB